Mom, stop knocking on my damn closet, okay?

[elfs]

Mom called this evening and talked my ear off for over an hour. I mentioned during the course of the conversation that I was at a party recently, and a friend of mine came to me and introduced me to a strikingly pretty woman. He said, "You two have to talk. You have something in common. You both dated Angi."

My Mom had a sudden intake of breath and said, "You mean, Yamaraashi-chan's mother dates women? Did you know that when you were with her?" I'm afraid I hemmed and hawed and she said, "Well, does she, you know, does she protect Yamaraashi-chan from that kind of stuff?"

"What stuff?" I said.

"You know. That."

I said that it really wasn't that big of a deal, and Yamaraashi-chan would have to face the real world someday, it may as well be now. "Well," Mom grumbled. "I hope you protect her from that kind of thing."

I think I'd like to protect Yamaraashi-chan from being close-minded or ignorant, personally. I made agreeable noises and told her that Yamaraashi-chan was just fine. That made her comfortable and the topic cycled 'round to something else.

Y'know, if my Mom does come visit us this Summer, as she's considering, I wonder what kind of sanitizing I'll have to do.

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[mg4h.livejournal.com]

Oh boy.

Well, I guess the question is, would you prefer to have her blow up before she comes to visit, or when she's there?

Which would be easier to deal with? And if you do tell her sooner, and she freaks - would it at least spare the kids from her ranting and raving about their parents in front of them? Because once she knows about part of the closet, all the skeletons need to come out....

?